Chen Ziqi

 CHENGDU, China – Famed for its pandas and fiery cuisine, the city takes the spotlight from Sept. 12–13 as it hosts the 2nd Golden Panda Awards, drawing filmmakers and cinephiles from around the world to celebrate storytelling in all its forms.

 And this year, there’s a special guest of honors: Italian cinema. The festival is marking 55 years of diplomatic ties between China and Italy with screenings of both contemporary gems and timeless classics, a cultural bridge built through film reels and subtitles.

12 Sep 2025
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 TURIN - Il Fatto Quotidiano has revealed the reasoning behind a ruling by Judge Paolo Gallo of the Turin Court, who in June acquitted a man of the charge of domestic abuse against his ex-partner.

 The court recognized only the charge of personal injury, sentencing the man to 1 year and 6 months in prison, with mitigating circumstances and a suspended sentence. Prosecutor Barbara Badellino had instead requested 4 and a half years of prison for the attacker. The Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Femicide has requested the case documents.

12 Sep 2025
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 LIVORNO - The construction site for the World Cup ski slope in Livorno has been seized and halted. After the delays in the construction of the underground parking at the Mottolino, the disputes of the suppliers who were not paid and the postponement of the tender of the cable car connecting the two sides, another Olympic issue is given up on in Piccolo Tibet, Il Fatto Quotidiano has reported.

12 Sep 2025
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 BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Sexually charged comments. Invitations to private homes or locations under any pretext. Unwanted hugs. Even some groping. Then, retaliation against those who dared to say “no”: unjustified negative evaluations, demotions, pressure, and ultimately, resignations.

12 Sep 2025
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 TURIN - “She will be making p….” The phrase used by Dario Pero, vice-president of the PD of district 8, 60 years old and a pharmacist by profession, at the end of a local council meeting on Monday evening has caused embarrassment in Turin, firm reactions and an avalanche of press releases after he made a hugely sexist remark towards a party colleague that was caught on the meeting recording, reports Il Fatto Quotidano.

12 Sep 2025
Rosalie Smith

 ROME - Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani delivered a briefing to the Senate on international crises, focusing in particular on Ukraine, the Middle East, and tariffs, as reported by Il Fatto Quotidiano.

 What is happening in Gaza “continues to represent an open wound for the entire international community. I want to be clear: what is happening in the Strip is increasingly unacceptable,” said the head of the Farnesina, flanked by Ministers Zangrillo and Calderoli, and in front of around sixty majority senators and 25 representatives of the opposition.

12 Sep 2025
Gianfranco Nitti

 HELSINKI, Finland - Early October will see the premiere of Javier Torres's revision of Giselle, which moves the events of the ballet from its traditional setting in a medieval German village to 1950s Italy.

12 Sep 2025
Tom Helps

 ROME - As the international break comes to an end, eyes turn once again to the domestic competitions, with the Serie A returning for game-week three this Saturday afternoon.

 Fans across Italy will have been encouraged to see the positive performances of the national side over the last few days, with several players finding themselves on the scoresheet, and they will hope that those players can bring that form back to their club sides too. Here is a brief preview of some of this weekends biggest games.

11 Sep 2025
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 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - The President of the Republic visited Ljubljana Thursday, on the first of his two-day official visit to Slovenia, and he does not hide his concern over the incident involving Russian drones falling on Polish territory, writes Il Messaggero. 

 “The risk is extremely high,” warns Mattarella. “Without realizing it, we might slide into a conflict of unimaginable and uncontrollable dimensions.”

11 Sep 2025

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